Finger-nail buffer.



1. F. LAPETINA.

FINGER NAIL BUFFER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8. 1916.

Patented Apr. 1916.

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specification 05 Letters Patent.

Application filed Febrnary 8, 1918. alierial Ft'o. 2"3,Ctd.-.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnru F. lnarnTriL-A, a citizen of the United States, residing; .at Ocean View, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Finger-Nail Bulfers, of which the following is a specification.

This inventiogi gelatos to improvements in finger nail buiiei-s and has particular appli- "ca-tioirto a rotary finger nail buffer.

, In carry-ingcont the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a rotary buffer which may be held in one hand and operated thereby to polish the nails on the fingore and thumb of the other hand.

It is also my purpose toprovide abuffer of the class described which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, eiiiciency and durability, hich will be convenient to hold and manipulate, and wherein the component parts will be so arranged and cor related as to reduce the possibility of dc rangement to a minimum.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter set forth in and falling Within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a plan view of a finger nail. buffer constructed in accordance with my present invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the opposite side ofthe bufiier. Fi 3 isa longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fi e 1. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail and 2 designate levers pivoted to each other as at 3 after the fashion of the handles of a pair of scissors. One end of eachlever L 2 is formed with a finger loop 3, while the other end of the lever 2 is formed with out- Wardly diverging arms 4- and secured to the outer ends of the arms 4 is a segmental rack 5 having. teeth on one side thereof. The

' jonrnaled in th coll other end of the lever 1 terminates immedi atel; beyond the pivot 3 of the levers and fastened to the outer side of such end of the lever '1, as by a rivet 6 or the like, is .A portionof the arm '7 iso'liset from the lever as at 8 and formed on the outer end of the ofiset portion 8 of the arm 7 is a collar 9 arranged. at right angles to the arm and projecting toward the rack 5. Formed in the end of the lever 1 confrontin the collar 9 is a depression 10 alining axially with the opening in the collar and raclr. 5 is relatively long as clearly illusthe inner l' u. then P.

sion 30 in the .nt instance. tion of the shaft bevoncl the col {r U n gnlar in a rose sectioii in the p i no aha cellar is .tly greater in rncl'ness ti the portion 1 of the s aft in 0rd to for i a. good hear-in f l i the sl ft lEl'ill'] side or the collar 2 o ier'ates with the longituoinal mo Suitably fixed to she-older 1.3 and t naled in the do 1', meshing with the w" surrounding the shaft 11 is a huff-i the outer end of ti" into which is t bears to prevent the roiler from sli shaft,

Suitably fastened lThaving one one yond the collar form a i'incr roller i I rest acts to vthe iinrrer in sue as to engage the nah with the bn in praotica the thumb and one hand pa loops 5? and one hand placed a" curved end no lever 2 is novi' swi nection with the and in this moi movement thereby revo u i. roller 15 to polish the nail on therest.

A suitable spring 19 is l.ilt1"0$(l hetween the loop ends of the -s and acts to hold the levers in normal position and to restore the same to such position.

The end tooth one e. entity of the position to buffer trated in i 4t of the drawing and acts as a stop to limit the movement of the lever 1 under the action of the spring; 19.

I claim".

1. In a rotary buii'er of the de scribed, a pair of lovers pivoted together scissors fashion and each having one end to the remaining end of one of said levers and projecting outwardly therefrom, a

shaft rotatably mounted upon said arm, a pinion on said shaft, a segmental rack carried by the other end of the remaining lever and meshing with said pinion whereby in the movement of the last-named lever, said shaft will be rotated, and a butler roller car.- ried by said shaft.

2. In a. rotary buffer of the class described, a pair of levers pivoted together scissors fashion and each having one end formed with a finger hold, an arm secured to the remaining end of one of said levers and projecting outwardly therefrom, a shaft rotatably mounted upon said arm, a pinion on said shaft, a segmental rack carried by the other end of the remaining lever and meshing with said pinion whereby in the movement of the last named lever, said shaft will be rotated, a buffer roller carried by said shaft, and a strip secured to said arm and projecting outwardly therefrom and having the outer end portion thereof formedto provide a finger rest.

3. In a rotary finger nail buffer, a pair of levers pivoted together scissors fashion, a buffer roller carried by one of said levers, and means operable from the other leverto rotate said buifer roller.

4. In a rotary finger nail buffer, a pair of levers pivoted together scissors fashion, a boiler roller carried by one of said levers, means operable from the other lever to rotate said bufi'er roller, and means carried by the buffer roller carrying lever and arranged in juxtaposition to the buffer roller to form a finger rest.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH F. LAPETINA.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. MCCARTHY, I BENNETT S. JoNEs. 

